Cayman Islands vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Cayman Islands
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -870.79 million BoP, current US$ against -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ in Cayman Islands, a difference of 870.75 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 186th and Panama ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.48 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 13.48 million BoP, current US$ | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 29.95 million BoP, current US$ | 105.46 million BoP, current US$ | 75.52 million BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 60.21 million BoP, current US$ | 1.22 billion BoP, current US$ | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 5.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 196.27 million BoP, current US$ | 4.94 billion BoP, current US$ | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 18.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 555.21 million BoP, current US$ | 18.25 billion BoP, current US$ | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | -1.12 billion BoP, current US$ | -282.91 million BoP, current US$ | 841.19 million BoP, current US$ | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Cayman Islands or Panama?
- Panama, at -870.79 million BoP, current US$ against -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Cayman Islands and Panama?
- 870.75 million BoP, current US$, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Panama?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cayman Islands and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Cayman Islands ranks 186th and Panama ranks 185th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.